Chromecast

[Akilian 5]

Ever since last Server update, streaming to chromecasts has been trouble. The audio stops for a few seconds and then skips too far ahead.

log.txt

[Luke 42078]

Can you discuss a little more please? When does this happen?

[Akilian 5]

Always after 2:20 minute mark. The audio skips ahead by at least 30 seconds. I think it's something with the transcoding. But I cannot figure it out. Something in the log says wasteful, not sure what that means to transcoding. 

[Akilian 5]

[Luke 42078]

It's being looked into, thanks.

[Akilian 5]

Did this new Linux update fix it?

[Luke 42078]

No, it's being looked into, thanks.

[Luke 42078]

I've pushed an update to our chromecast receiver. please try it out, thanks.

[craigmac99 1]

Hi Luke,

 

Is it possible whatever you pushed out has impacted trans coding to chromecast? everything worked fine last night and as of today i can no longer play trans-coding videos to any of my chromecasts. i have not made any change, they just stopped working. have been pulling my hair out all day, trying to figure out what happend. the videos transcode fine to web player and android player.. just chromecast stooped working out of the blue. 

 

Thanks,

Craig.

[Luke 42078]

Hi Luke,

 

Is it possible whatever you pushed out has impacted trans coding to chromecast? everything worked fine last night and as of today i can no longer play trans-coding videos to any of my chromecasts. i have not made any change, they just stopped working. have been pulling my hair out all day, trying to figure out what happend. the videos transcode fine to web player and android player.. just chromecast stooped working out of the blue. 

 

Thanks,

Craig.

 

Can we look at an example? Can you please attach the emby server and ffmpeg logs? you can learn how to do that here:

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/739-how-to-report-a-problem/

 

Thanks !

[craigmac99 1]

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

Here are the logs. it appears from CPU usage and top output that the system is transcoding the video. however on the chromecast it only loads the (total time) for the video and then simply does nothing (just sits at splash page and stays at zero seconds / out of total time on my tablet remote control display.

 

when i play the same video on the web player i can again see the CPU usage climb, and the video plays normally.

 

i did a full rebuild of the server today in an attempt to fix the issue but unfortunately it did not.

 

There are 3 ffmpeg logs based on timestamps they should be.

 

failure to CC:

ffmpeg-transcode-6fea771d-d90c-493d-bf2e-0597197e8522.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-18a2c5e3-cd8c-48b8-9c28-f8c65125b98e.txt

 

working in webplayer

ffmpeg-transcode-71c0e060-f1dd-4703-b6c2-da1a0009fd37.txt

 

all times i can confirm i can see ffmpeg process running and CPU usage is high.

Edited September 5, 2017 by craigmac99

[Luke 42078]

Got it. I'm looking into it, thanks.

[Akilian 5]

I'll let you know tonight. I have the 2nd gen. I wonder what craigmac99 has.

 

Thanks.

Edited September 5, 2017 by Akilian

[Akilian 5]

Seems to be working now.

[Luke 42078]

Thanks for the feedback.